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| Scott# O159 | Plate # S111 |
| Series | Official |
| Issue Date & City | August 2, 2002, Washington, DC 20066 |
| Nationwide Sale | August 2, 2002 |
| Designer | Bradbury Thompson (CSAC) |
| Art Director | Joe Brockert, USPS, Washington, DC. |
| Typographer | Bradbury Thompson |
| Modeler | Donald H. Woo |
| Engraver | Southern Graphic |
| To Press / Quantity | Spring 2002 / 25 million stamps |
| Coil Size | 100 |
| Printer | Sennett Security Products (SSP) |
| Presses | Rotomec, 3000 |
| Process | Gravure |
| Where Printed | American Packaging Corporation, Columbus, WI |
| Where Processed | Unique Binders, Fredericksburg, VA |
| Plate Size & Interval | 616 stamps per revolution / plate # every 14 stamps |
| Paper & Gum | USPS Type I, Water-Activated |
| Tagging | Prephosphored |
| Perf Gauge | 9.8 Vertically |
| Colors | Red (PMS 185), Blue (PMS 286), Black |
| Overall Size (w x h) | 0.87 x 0.962 in./22.10 x 24.43 mm |
| Image Size (w x h) | 0.72 x 0.810 in./18.28 x 20.57 mm |
| Earliest Known Use | August 2, 2002 |
| USPS Order Numbers | |
| Full Coil of 100 - $37.00 - 780840 Strip of 25 with plate number - $9.25 - 780830 Strip of 5 - $1.85 - 780820 First Day Cover -$0.75 - 780861 |
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| Availability | Stamp Fulfillment Services, Kansas City, KS |
| Official Announcement: | The Postal Service will issue a 37-cent Official Mail definitive stamp in a water-activated gum (WAG) coil of 100 (Item 780800) and a #10 stamped envelope (Item 218300) in Washington, DC, on August 2, 2002. The stamp, designed by Bradbury Thompson, goes on sale nationwide August 2, 2002. |
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| Distribution: Item 780800, 37-Cent Official (Penalty) Mail Definitive Stamp, WAG Coil of 100 |
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| Only stamp distribution offices (SDOs) designated to accept penalty mail requisitions from authorized government agencies will receive an automatic distribution of Item 780800. Only those designated SDOs may distribute the new official mail stamp to authorized government agencies that submit PS Form 17-G, Penalty Mail Stamp Requisition. SDOs must not distribute these stamps to government agencies before August 2, 2002. |
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| Initial Supply to Post Offices |
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| This Official Mail coil of 100 will not be made available at regular retail windows for customer sale. Authorized government agencies must submit PS Form 17-G to their designated penalty mail SDO for fulfillment. |
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| Philatelic Requirement |
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| This Official Mail coil of 100 will not be made available to philatelic centers for customer sale. Only SFS will offer this stamp for sale to collectors via mail order from USA Philatelic catalog. |
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| Additional Supply |
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| Designated penalty mail SDOs requiring additional stamps must order them from the appropriate accountable paper depository (APD) using PS Form 17. For fulfilling supplemental orders from designated penalty mail SDOs, all APDs will receive additional quantities of item 780800. |
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